Insights into the molecular etiology of exercise-induced inflammation: Opportunities for optimizing performance

Journal of Inflammation Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 175-186

  Fatouros, Ioannis G ^a   Jamurtas, Athanasios Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aseptic inflammation; Exercise; Immune system; Muscle damage; Recovery; Redox status

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOACCUMULATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE INDUCED INFLAMMATION; EXERCISE INDUCED MUSCLE DAMAGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 84996539913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JIR.S114635     Document Type: Review

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